Where do deleted computer files go?

As you know or don’t know, all the data stored in your computer is stored as lots of ones and zeros. A simple delete action will move the file to the trash location or it will make the computer forget about the file by either moving it to a new area or making the computer forget about the existence of the file.

Is reformatting the computer your next move to remove the incriminating file? Nope. Not going to work. You will need special software to permanently delete files, which will overwrite those persistent ones and zeros to random numbers to end the existence of your file.